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/ 5042 days agoUSA Women's Soccer Team Beats Canada To Reach Olympic Games Final
Old Trafford, the home of English football’s most crowned champions, hosted the most decorated team in women’s soccer Monday in an Olympic semi-final against Canada. Alex Morgan’s 123rd minute header sealed a surreal American triumph and turned the Theatre of Dreams into Canada’s house of horror. U.S. now have the best odds for winning Olympic […]
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/ 5042 days agoWhat Would FOX Soccer Be Without the Premier League?
It's hard to imagine FOX Soccer being without its almost wall-to-wall coverage of the English Premier League. The network has built its success primarily on the coverage of the league, beginning with Fox Sports World in 1997, which morphed into Fox Soccer Channel in 2005 before becoming simply FOX Soccer last year. With the launch […]
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/ 5042 days agoA Defining Season for the Fenway Sports Group at Liverpool FC
To many followers of the game, this one included, it is doubtful whether Kenny Dalglish was ever really the man that Fenway Sports Group (FSG) wanted in the first instance given their penchant, and the sounds that came out of the club even before the departure of Hodgson, for appointing a younger coach. Theo Epstein, […]
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/ 5042 days agoThe Dirty Underbelly of British Tabloids And Their Football Transfer Gossip
The reason why you don't find too many articles about transfer gossip on EPL Talk is because most of them are bullsh*t. Most of the rumors in British newspapers are fabricated to increase circulation numbers and pageviews. It's a sleazy side of journalism where newspapers and media sources are keeping a close eye on each […]
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/ 5042 days agoMan City Switch Transfer Policy as Clock Ticks Down to Deadline; The Daily EPL
Manchester City has been relatively quiet during this summer transfer window. Expect that to change very quickly. The club has decided that it won't wait until it sells Emmanuel Adebayor and Roque Santa Cruz before it goes ahead and buys more players. The club, instead, will try to buy first and hope it can sell […]
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/ 5042 days agoFeuerstein's Fire #112, Women's Olympics, US Open Cup Final
Women's Olympics: USA Vs Canada Semi-Final Post Game Show Monday, August 6th 5PM EDT – 2PM PDT Guests: Charlie Flowe of the World Sports Show Duane Rollins of the 24th minute Blog and Canadian Soccer News Network (NOTE) Start time will be pushed back if the match goes into extra time Feuerstein's Fire #112 Tuesday, […]
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/ 5043 days agoWhy It's Time For Stadiums to Be Wired For Soccer Fans
It seems so surreal to me that working on EPL Talk 365 days a year, on pretty much a 24-hour basis each day, that it's been over 5 years since I've been to a match involving a Premier League team. I consume the league around the clock, but it's been mostly via television, Internet and […]
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/ 5043 days agoNewcastle to Investigate Racist Chants Aimed at Their Players in Netherlands; The Daily EPL
Newcastle United players Cheick Tiote, Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse were allegedly the target of racist chants yesterday in a game against Den Haag. Meanwhile, there were plenty of other friendlies played yesterday, and several interesting tidbits of Premier League-related news: Newcastle to investigate racist chants aimed at their players at Den Haag — The Daily […]
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/ 5044 days agoSolving Manchester United’s Left Back Conundrum
As Manchester United continues to be embroiled in transfer sagas involving Brazilian starlet Lucas Moura and Arsenal’s Robin Van Persie, another position that hasn’t been addressed is who can provide cover for an aging Patrice Evra at left back. Fabio, the 22-year-old twin brother of Manchester United’s right back Rafael, was sent on loan to […]
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/ 5044 days agoGreat Britain vs South Korea, Olympic Soccer: Open Thread
Team GB faces a massive match today when they play South Korea in the Olympic men's soccer tournament. A win and Team GB will be in the semi-final. A loss, and they'll make the short trip home. You could argue that Team GB has exceeded expectations thus far. With manager Stuart Pearce in charge, everyone […]
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/ 5044 days agoWhich EPL Club Had the Most Successful US Tour This Summer? [POLL]
Now that the six Premier League clubs who toured the United States this summer have returned to their homeland, which of the six clubs had the most successful US tour? I'm not interested in who played the best, or won the most matches. I'm more interested in hearing from you who you thought had the […]
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/ 5044 days agoBrighton vs Chelsea, Friendly: Open Thread
It's not often that I get to use the words Brighton And Hove Albion in a sentence, but today is one of those lucky days. Brighton And Hove Albion (or Brighton, as they're more commonly named) host a friendly today against Chelsea. For viewers in the United States, the match will be shown live on, […]
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/ 5044 days ago"Football Is" – Budweiser UK
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/ 5044 days agoGB Goalkeeper Jack Butland is Being Watched by Top Clubs Including Manchester City; The Daily EPL
Since May, we've been working hard to bring you the daily EPL news and links in one succinct post, so you don't have to spend an hour or more scanning the Internet. We do all the work for you. Starting today, the regular column has a new name, something which encapsulates what these posts are […]
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/ 5045 days agobeIN SPORT Launches Free Live Stream Preview Until August 15
beIN SPORT isn't officially scheduled to launch until August 15, but America's newest soccer network quietly launched a free online stream today, which will be available until August 15 via its website. One of the first matches shown on beIN SPORT 1 was a replay of the Manchester City against Arsenal friendly played in China […]